Everett homeless service faces uncertain future
EVERETT — For more than a year now, Jasmine Donahue has been treading water.
Her organization, Hope ‘N Wellness, has operated in downtown Everett since 2020. It provides a place for those in need — particularly people experiencing homelessness or addiction — to warm up, keep track of appointments and store personal belongings.
Now, though, it’s at risk of shutting down for good. Since it opened, the organization has been violating a city code, initially passed in 2006 and expanded in 2018, which prohibits social services from operating on the ground floor on certain streets within “Metro Everett.” That area encompasses the city’s downtown business district, Everett station, parts of the Broadway corridor and some surrounding commercial and residential areas.
Donahue first learned of the code when the city notified her of the violation in December 2023. Since then, she’s met with city staff to try and find a solution, but little progress has been made, she said. The city first ordered her to cease operations by October 2024. That has since been delayed to the end of this February.
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